Narrative:
Several aircraft were damaged at Tripoli International Airport (TIP), Libya during fighting between rival militias. A Libyan Air Force Ilyushin 76 transport plane was struck by RPG fire was consumed by fire.
Damaged on the ground
accident date: 16-07-2014
type: Ilyushin Il-76T
registration: 5A-DNG
| Status: | 5 |
| Date: | Wednesday 16 July 2014 |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-76T |
| Operator: | Libyan Air Cargo |
| Registration: | 5A-DNG |
| MSN: | 0013432961 |
| First flight: | 1981 |
| Engines: | 4 Soloviev D-30KP |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Tripoli International Airport (TIP) ( Libya)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
Several aircraft were damaged at Tripoli International Airport (TIP), Libya during fighting between rival militias. A Libyan Air Force Ilyushin 76 transport plane was struck by RPG fire was consumed by fire.
Classification:
Destroyed on groundDamaged on the ground
Sources:
» NPRPhotos
accident date: 16-07-2014
type: Ilyushin Il-76T
registration: 5A-DNG
Video, social media
Burnt to the ground. Tripoli airport pic.twitter.com/rF7ITeziq0
— Libyan (@dovenews) July 16, 2014This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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